The 2011 Education Nation Summit World Premiere of AMERICAN TEACHER, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth, commenced Sunday, September 25, 4:15PM, in the tent at Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Business leaders, elected officials, educators, and parents attended the world premiere presented by NBC News Education Nation. AMERICAN TEACHER Opens Theatrically at AMC Cinemas, September 30, 2011.

A special panel discussion preceded the world premiere of AMERICAN TEACHER with director Vanessa Roth, writer/producer Dave Eggers, moderated by meteorologist, Today Show host Al Roker, NBC. Questions posed by Al Roker to director Roth included “When you approached this topic, what did you find right off the bat that surprised you?”